Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MARCH 2016 21 Charleston, West Virginia police watch as people from a homeless encampment along the Elk River pack up their belongings, after Mayor Danny Jones ordered the site to be shut down. Three teenagers were recently charged with a mass shooting where two people where murdered at a similar tent city in Seattle. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) I n New Mexico, what’s old is new again. Or more accurately, those who were retired might be working again. Supporters say the contro- versial “return-to-work” bill is designed to increase the number of police officers across the state. It recently passed the House Safety and Civil Affairs Committee by a 5-3 vote. Bill 171 allows retired law enforcement to get back on the job. The controversy is related to the fact that a similar law was 86’d in 2010 over con- cerns of double dipping. Those coming back to work would still be able to collect their retirement pen- sions but they will be limited to working only five years. In addition they will have to make contributions to the Public Employees Retire- ment Association fund. The bill requires the older officers coming back in to work patrol. The idea is that this will allow more officers and deputies to get promoted. Others say that extreme increases in violent crime are the reason the plan makes sense. House Finance Chief Larry Larranaga is a sponsor of the bill. “We have a shortage of law enforcement and it’s almost open season on good, law- abiding citizens and police,” Larranaga said. “Most of that is because of our serious shortage of law enforcement officers.” Staffing crisis may lure retirees back to the job INTRODUCING THE PROTAC HL® 4. WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE EVERYTHING. 2,200 LUMENS The new ProTac HL® 4 is the brightest flashlight we’ve ever made. All 2,200 lumens are powered with either four CR123A lithium batteries or two rechargeable Streamlight 18650 lithium ion batteries. Like other ProTacs, it comes equipped with our Ten-Tap® programming so you can customize the modes of operation. Open your eyes to a brighter world with the new ProTac HL® 4. CONNECT WITH US WWW.STREAMLIGHT.COM